About Capital Medical University
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin: Medicinae
Baccalaureus Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (abbreviated in many ways, e.g. MBBS, MB ChB, MB BCh,
MB BChir (Cantab), BM BCh (Oxon), BMBS), are the two first-professional degrees in medicine
and surgery awarded upon graduation from medical school by universities in countries that
follow the tradition of the United Kingdom. The historical degree nomenclature states that
they are two separate undergraduate degrees; however, in practice, they are usually combined
as one and conferred together, and may also be awarded at graduate-level medical schools. In
countries that follow the tradition of continental Europe or the system in the United
States, the equivalent medical degree is awarded as Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine (DO) — the latter in the United States only.
Capital Medical University (CMU) formerly known as Beijing second
medical college was founded in 1960. It ranks among the top academic medical institutions in
China and is one of the key municipal universities in Beijing. Professor Wu Jieping, the
founding president of the university, was a world-famous urologist as well as a member of
the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Today, six members
of teaching staff are members of these prestigious academies, enhancing the university’s
domestic reputation further.